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George Washington Primary Source Set

 

 

Written Work:

George Washington, School Copy Book: Volume 1, 1745

George Washington, School Copy Book: Volume 2, 1745

George Washington, Surveys, 1749

George Washington, Diary, January 1 - May 22, 1760

George Washington, Diary, February 1 - September 13, 1767

George Washington, Diary, January 1, 1775 - June 19, 1775

Enclosure, John Hancock to George Washington concerning the reading of the Declaration of Independence to the Revolutionary army, 4 July 1776.

Letter, Benedict Arnold to George Washington pleading for mercy for his wife, 25 September 1780.

George Washington, Diary, May 1 - August 14, 1781

George Washington, Diary, May 11 - November 15, 1787

George Washington, Diary, August 1, 1788 - February 2, 1789

George Washington's first inaugural address, 30 April 1789.

The President's message on the treaty papers. Gentlemen of the House of representatives ... Geo. Washington. United States March 30,1796 [Boston] [Signed of hand] Done by A. Martin Orrery Press [1796].

George Washington, Diary, February 10 - December 13, 1799

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799

 

Paintings/Photographs:

Painting of George Washington

George Washington painting

Painted portrait of George Washington

Portrait of President George Washington

[George Washington riding a horse.] [Pictorial envelope]

Book plate print depicting George Washington, standing, wearing a tricorn hat

Book plate print depicting George Washington's father

Image of a book plate depicting George Washington and his mother

Framed painting of George Washington wearing a uniform and holding a hat

Book plate print depicting George Washington, sitting in saddle on a horse and holding a sword

Painting of George Washington at Mount Vernon, owned by C. H. Gunther

Life of George Washington / painted by Stearns ; lith. by Régnier, imp. Lemercier, Paris.

Profile view of George Washington from marble bust by Houdon

George Washington at Mt. Vernon

George Washington & family

George Washington crossing the Delaware River

George Washington Esq., President of the United States of America

Life of George Washington--The soldier

Life of George Washington--The citizen

1732 - George Washington - 1799

George Washington Esq., President of the United States of America / E. Savage pinx et sculp.

George Washington / painted by G. Stuart ; engraved by H.S. Sadd, N.Y.

The Washington family--George Washington, his lady, and her two grandchildren by the name of Custis / painted & engraved by E. Savage.

The Return from the hunt / J.L.G. Ferris. (1910)

 

Other:

George Washington on Americ's Library

[Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots] W. Crawford, surv.

George Washington's map, accompanying his "journal to the Ohio", 1754.

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799

 
 
 
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